Set out below are all SuperGuide articles explaining Fees.

January 28, 2015

Note: This article is the second in a special two-part series that SuperGuide updates regularly, designed to help SuperGuide readers more easily access the hundreds of questions and articles that we have published on the SuperGuide website. This article, ’Super checklist: 10 more ways to boost your … [Read more...]

January 28, 2015

SuperGuide receives hundreds of questions every week from Australians wanting to create a better life for themselves in retirement. The types of questions we receive include: how much super should my employer contribute each year, how much money is enough, how can I work out if I am in a good super … [Read more...]

January 27, 2015

Q: I have my super with a major financial organisation. I’m wondering, are they a good company to be dealing with? I feel that their fees are a bit high: based on an investment amount of $300,000 the MER amount is $6,600 (2.2%) plus a monthly admin fee of $8.50. What are your thoughts on this … [Read more...]

January 26, 2015

Q: Hi, I am inquiring on behalf of my son who is unable to work at this stage of his life. It has been three years since he worked. He doesn’t have much in his super fund and it is going down every year. Is there any way to stop the bleeding of his funds? I will be ever grateful if you could … [Read more...]

January 26, 2015

An easy way to determine if you believe your super fund is good value, is to assess the cost of your super fund against the average costs for the different types of super funds available.
When superannuation funds are delivering strong returns, you don’t see much written about the costs of … [Read more...]

January 26, 2015

We receive many questions from readers about particular superannuation funds and whether we think fund A or fund B is a good super fund. We are an information site, rather than advisory service so we cannot provide advice on the merits of a particular fund, but we can give you some guidance on how … [Read more...]

October 29, 2014

Merely thinking about your super means you’re straddling the first major hurdle that most Australians face when planning (or not) for their retirement and looking into your future.
As an employee, you have your employer helping you with your retirement plans by making compulsory super … [Read more...]

October 29, 2014

If you have more than one super account you’re probably paying more in fees than you need to, and possible having insurance premiums deducted from each of your super accounts. Paying at least double (and triple if you have 2 super accounts) in fees and insurance is not a great retirement planning … [Read more...]

October 29, 2014

Did you know that billions of dollars is sitting in lost super accounts waiting for Australians to claim the super cash? If you’re one of the Aussies with one or more lost accounts then you better act quickly. The federal government has changed the super rules, which means that your ‘lost’ super … [Read more...]

October 28, 2014

The rising cost of insurance within superannuation funds is the sleeper issue for Australians trying to save for retirement. The premiums are usually deducted automatically from your super fund account, and the cover you receive for the charge deducted from your account is often not fully … [Read more...]